Warrant: Suspect Shot, Killed Accomplice In Robbery

HARTFORD — A 32-year-old man was arraigned Wednesday on a murder charge, accused of accidentally shooting and killing his accomplice in a 2007 robbery on Martin Street.

Marcus White, who was arrested two weeks ago in Cottondale, Fla., was held on $2 million bail and is scheduled to appear in court again Sept. 11.

The arrest warrant in the case said that White shot Trevon Mauldin, 22, in the chest on Dec. 16, 2007, as the pair robbed a man who had earned money that morning from shoveling driveways.

Mauldin died at St Francis Hospital and Medical Center.

The robbery victim, Mark Brown, told police he was seeking work at 151 Martin St. the morning of the shooting. A man, later identified as White, came out of a neighboring house and walked to a truck parked in the driveway.

He spoke to a man near the truck, later identified as Mauldin. The two men then confronted Brown and White demanded money at gunpoint, the warrant says.

Brown, now 49, struggled with the men. White hit him in the head with the gun and Mauldin punched him.

Mauldin held Brown in a headlock and looked through his pockets. Brown said as he continued to struggle, he saw a flash and heard a gunshot close to his right ear. Maudlin let go of Brown and fell.

White demanded money and pointed the gun at Brown, who gave White $290 in cash. Brown suffered a graze wound to his head and drove himself to the hospital.

Since the shooting, investigators spoke with a witness who saw the men struggling, heard two gunshots and saw Mauldin fall. The witness also saw White run and saw White's girlfriend leave their apartment and drive in the direction where White had fled, the warrant says.

Police also spoke with a witness who heard White ask a relative for help leaving Hartford. The relative gave White the telephone number and address of the relative's grandparents in Cottondale, the warrant says.